B717 flight crew issued go around due tug crossing runway 8L, experience TCASII RA with traffic depa...

Attributes
ACN	599697
Time
Date	200311
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	599697
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On about 1-2 mi final to runway 8L atl, tower cleared a super tug to cross the runway. At approximately 100-200 ft we were given a go around due to the tug and aircraft in tow on the runway. During missed approach climb out, we received an RA due to an air carrier MD80 departing runway 8R. The aircraft was in sight at the time of the RA but did require us to increase climb and make a tight turn-out on the missed approach. At the time of the approach, atl was doing visual approachs with minimum separation between aircraft. We were 2-3 behind an rj and knew tower did not have room to cross the tug. This was poor planning by the tower. The other aircraft during the RA was in sight before the RA and there was no real risk to either aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B717 FLT CREW ISSUED GAR DUE TUG CROSSING RWY 8L, EXPERIENCE TCASII RA WITH TFC DEPARTING RWY 8R.

Narrative: ON ABOUT 1-2 MI FINAL TO RWY 8L ATL, TWR CLRED A SUPER TUG TO CROSS THE RWY. AT APPROX 100-200 FT WE WERE GIVEN A GAR DUE TO THE TUG AND ACFT IN TOW ON THE RWY. DURING MISSED APCH CLBOUT, WE RECEIVED AN RA DUE TO AN ACR MD80 DEPARTING RWY 8R. THE ACFT WAS IN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE RA BUT DID REQUIRE US TO INCREASE CLB AND MAKE A TIGHT TURN-OUT ON THE MISSED APCH. AT THE TIME OF THE APCH, ATL WAS DOING VISUAL APCHS WITH MINIMUM SEPARATION BTWN ACFT. WE WERE 2-3 BEHIND AN RJ AND KNEW TWR DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO CROSS THE TUG. THIS WAS POOR PLANNING BY THE TWR. THE OTHER ACFT DURING THE RA WAS IN SIGHT BEFORE THE RA AND THERE WAS NO REAL RISK TO EITHER ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

B717 flight crew issued go around due tug crossing runway 8L, experience TCASII RA with traffic departing runway 8R.